F-150 Column Gauge pod in a Ranger.....
F-150 Column Gauge pod in a Ranger.....
got this last week....it is for a '97 F-150......had to do some trimming to get it to fit properly, but it aint bad.....i need to paint it grey like the other pieces....
the red line is were i cut.......i also had to do a little trimming out of the shifter hole.....it was a bit smaller than the Ranger's trim piece so it wouldn't fit correctly......
the 1st picture, the piece behind the red line had to be cut off....it wouldn't allow the column to tilt all the way up....
in the second picure of the shifter, the red line was curved behind that, and when the wheel was tilted down, it would hit the dash and not allow it to go all the way down....
the 1st picture, the piece behind the red line had to be cut off....it wouldn't allow the column to tilt all the way up....
in the second picure of the shifter, the red line was curved behind that, and when the wheel was tilted down, it would hit the dash and not allow it to go all the way down....
Originally Posted by 04lvl2
Was there s rubber peice under the cluster bezel? I just removed it on mine and it worked fine without cutting any off the back. I also have the mustang one so it may be different.
my mom's '97 Explorer doesn't have it either......don't know why they would have added it........probably just another unnecassary part....for some idiot in the union to have a rediuclas paying job....
I installed the same thing but didn't do the trimming part. I probably should have but it seems to still fit very well. The steering wheel doesn't get tilted much anyways so i really wasn't too concerned about it. Here's some shots of mine installed.


yea i pulled mine down pretty good to put the pins in.......
FYI: drill a hole 1 drill a 11/64" hole instead of what the directions say....the pins will hold better.....you will have to trim the pins on the inside of the column plastic....
FYI: drill a hole 1 drill a 11/64" hole instead of what the directions say....the pins will hold better.....you will have to trim the pins on the inside of the column plastic....





